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I want to prevent some parts of my javascript, written with jQuery if that matters, from executing in IE6. What are the prefered methods to accomplish this?

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  • May I ask why would you want to do this? Commented May 10, 2009 at 14:45
  • I am doing some fancy javascript stuff that is not supported by <=IE6 so for visitors using those browsers I want to serve the fully functional page without the javascript enhancements Commented May 10, 2009 at 15:07

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You could use conditional comments to define a variable, and check if it's set on execution.

The syntax is <!--[if IE 6> <script ... /><![endif]-->. The content of the comment is invisible to all other browsers, so it's really foolproof.

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Since you have mentioned JQuery, why don't you use " if ($.browser.msie)" construction. I think this resource will be useful for you

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You should just use a browser detection script and put a condition on IE6 that your scripts should not be executed. here is a link for browser detection javascript.

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For your stated purpose, you should definitely use Progressive Enhancement instead of browser detection.

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The browser object is deprecated in jQuery 1.3+.

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